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Director
Henry Hathaway
Starring
James Mason, Cedric Hardwicke, Jessica Tandy
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The Desert Fox
📅 Release Schedule
Premieres Today
October 11, 1951
🎬 Initial Launch:
United Kingdom
• 🏛️ Platform:
London
Additional
Rollouts:
📍 United States (Theatre)
Oct 17, 1951
📍 Sweden (Theatre)
Jan 26, 1952
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The life and career of Erwin Rommel and his involvement in the plot to assassinate Hitler.Audience Feedback & Reviews
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Official Trailer
Cast & Crew
Directors
Henry Hathaway
Director
written
Nunnally Johnson
Screenwriter
Producers
Nunnally Johnson
Producer
Field Marshal Erwin Johannes Rommel
Dr. Karl Strolin
Frau Lucie Marie Rommel
Adolf Hitler
Gen. Wilhelm Burgdorf
Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt
Gen. Fritz Bayerlein
Capt. Hermann Aldinger
Col. Klaus von Stauffenberg
Lt. Col. Desmond Young
German Soldier & Chauffeur
German Sergeant
Hospital Staffer
Gen. Alfred Jodl
Minor Role
Minor Role
German Officer
Rommel's Maid
Signal Man
Lt. Col. Caesar von Hofaker
S.S. Man
British Medical Officer
Commando
New Zealand Soldier
German Guard
Minor Role
Minor Role
Signal Man
Maj. Gen. Ernst Maisel
British Medic
Self
Rommel's Driver in Africa
British Medical Officer
Gen. Schultz
German Major
Commando Colonel
Commando
Officer
Gen. Heinrich von Stulpnagel
Doctor
Minor Role
Commando
Minor Role
German Staff Officer at Conference
Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
Medic
S.S. Man
German Staff Officer
Sergeant
Vice-Adm. Friedrich Ruge
S.S. Man
German Colonel & Driver
German Officer
German Colonel
German Surgeon
German Lieutenant
German Lieutenant Colonel
British Officer
Jock
British Agent
Surgeon
Minor Role
British Sub Lt. Commander
Winston Churchill
Commando
German Sergeant
Italian General
Cast Member
Commando Captain
German Officer
Self
S.S. Man
German Soldier
German Officer & Tank Commander
German Ski Trooper
Staff Aide
German Colonel
Surgeon
Narrator
Manfred Rommel
Surgeon
Soldier
Major General
German Lieutenant
German Lieutenant
Minor Role
Minor Role
German Staff Officer
German Officer
German Staff Officer
Minor Role
German Major
German Officer
German S.S. Man at Hospital
German Major
Maj. Walker
Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery
S.S. Man
British Agent
Reporter
Reporter
British Medic
Sergeant Major
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International Release Schedule
| Territory / Region | Release Date | Platform / Format |
|---|---|---|
| 🌍 United Kingdom | 11 Oct 1951 | London |
| 🌍 United States | 17 Oct 1951 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Sweden | 26 Jan 1952 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Mexico | 1 Feb 1952 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Australia | 22 Feb 1952 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Finland | 29 Feb 1952 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Portugal | 26 Apr 1952 | Theatre |
| 🌍 France | 30 Apr 1952 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Italy | 14 May 1952 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Hong Kong | 5 Jun 1952 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Japan | 15 Jul 1952 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Argentina | 14 Aug 1952 | Theatre |
| 🌍 West Germany | 22 Aug 1952 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Denmark | 26 Aug 1952 | Theatre |
| 🌍 Austria | 5 Sep 1952 | Theatre |